State Symbols
State symbols, found in Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, include:
- State bird – "Northern Mockingbird"
- State game bird – "Bobwhite Quail"
- State wild animal – "Raccoon"
- State sport fish – "Largemouth Bass"
- State commercial fish – "Channel Catfish"
- State horse – "Tennessee Walking Horse"
- State insect – "Lightning Bug and the Lady Bug"
- State cultivated flower – "Purple Iris"
- State wild flower – "Passion Flower"
- State tree – "Tulip Poplar"
- State fruit – "Tomato"
- State reptile – "Box turtle"
- State rock – "Limestone"
- State mineral - "Agate"
- State gem - "Tennessee pearl"
- State beverage - "Milk"
- State insects - "Firefly, ladybug and the honeybee," the latter being the state's agricultural insect "in tribute to its fundamental role in the production of all crops."
- State poem - "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by Admiral William Lawrence.
- State amphibian - "Cave salamander" (Gyrinophilus palleucus).
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Tennessee
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